I think you talk to BLM leadership in your area and voice your concerns.

Thank you for this. I appreciate you.

So are you saying none of the women at the ‘97 march were feminists or gay?

I’m not being facetious here. The idea that women of color are writing article after article about this one topic and not using their platforms for other topics that amplify marginalized communities is not based in fact.

One, I don’t need to fit in. Two, if that’s what you call a clap back, you don’t know what a clap back is.

I’m not sure. I’m with The Root.

Do you not read women writers of color?

Thank you. I appreciate you reading and trying to figure it all out. That’s important work.

There were many conversations around it during the organization of the march. That’s what prompted the name change.

You’re talking about patriarchy.

Mostly agreed, with two caveats:

I definitely more align with Malcolm. I wrote about my evolution on Dr. King previously.

That’s a misperception about Malcolm that doesn’t seem to die. He never believed in violence; he believed in self-defense. He believed that it wasn’t violent to defend yourself from violence, it was common sense.

How so? Malcolm talked about the American nightmare and being victims of America prior to King’s realization. Before they were both assassinated, they were closer in ideology than some people realize.

Too many people—from MLK to Malcolm to Assata to Du Bois to James Baldwin—have taught us about the dangers of the lukewarm liberal. There is nothing cute about them, nor how dangerous they can be.

Thank you so much. And you’re right, the system is working exactly as intended. That’s why I always say that it’s not broken, but it needs to be. And being pessimistic about whiteness is healthy. The creation of whiteness (not to be confused with the “white” people who don’t access it for privilege and power) is a…

I don’t think his realization is sad; he was a young man and he had to learn. And once he did, he was killed for it.

Thank you, HumboldtGenesis. I appreciate you! And you know I love Kiese like cooked food.

Gangbanger is definitely a racialized codeword, much like “inner city.”

In living color.